Nuns Done For Speeding

Three nuns who were pulled up in their for speeding at 120mph told police they were on their way to check on the Pope.

They were hurrying towards Pope Benedict XVI's holiday home after learning that he had fallen over and hurt himself, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Sister Tavoletta, 56, was at the wheel of the Ford Fiesta, and two other unnamed nuns, aged 65 and 78, were passengers when police pulled them over.

When stunned officers asked why they were speeding, Sister Tavoletta said: "We had heard how the Pope had fallen over and we were on our way to make sure he was OK."

The nuns were stopped while an hour's drive from Pope Benedict's summer holiday chalet at Les Combes.

Earlier, the pontiff had slipped in the bathroom and fractured his wrist, news which caused great consternation at the nuns' Salesian convent. The trio immediately jumped in the car to try and visit him.

A spokesman for Turin's police, said: "Hopefully Sister Tavoletta will be making sure she confesses her bad driving the next time she goes to confession. But in the meantime, she will have to pay the 375 Euro fine (£325)."

Sister Tavoletta, who also lost her driving licence for a month, it to appeal against the fine with the aid of Italy's best known lawyer in driving cases, Anna Orecchioni.